AFROCUBAN MUSIC, DANCE and HISTORY
A SERIES OF COURSES and INTENSIVE FIELD RESEARCH
December 28 - return January 04 or 11, 1997 (Santiago, Guantanamo)
March 01 - return March 08 or 15, 1997 (Santiago, Guantanamo)
March 15 - return March 22 or 29, 1997 (Matanzas, Jovellanos, Havana)
June 21 - return July 05 or 12, 1997 (Santiago, Guantanamo - Fiesta del Fuego with Haiti, Baracoa option) Academic Advisors:
James Lepore, University of Washington - Francisco Mora, Michigan State University

STUDY IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA
Principal Cities: Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Baracoa, Matanzas, Jovellanos, Havana (Haiti option with June/July workshop)

These workshops are designed to provide a comprehensive program of study in AfroCuban music, dance and history of either the eastern region (Santiago/Guantanamo) or the central region (Matanzas/Havana) of Cuba. Coursework will include studio study (technique classes), lecture, viewing performance, field trips to provide authentic context and optional participation in performance events. Course instructors are members of AfroCuba and Cutumba folklore ensembles.

Areas of study include folkloric/religious: Cuban-Haitian, Cuban-Kongo / Bantu, and Cuban-Yoruba, and popular/secular: son, rumba, conga, cha cha, changui, nengón. Emphasis will be placed upon the stylisitic differences that give each idiom its unique voice and the traditional symbiotic relationship of music, dance and song. Lectures and field trips will enhance the coursework. Participants are invited to participate in a peña and joint public performance opportunities, including the opening procession of the Fiesta del Fuego.

FEES INCLUDE:
Round trip airfare to/from Santiago or Matanzas from Toronto (direct flight), Cancun, or Nassau (arrive Havana with domestic connections to/from Santiago or Matanzas - due to undependable flight schedules forced overnights in Havana in/out may be required at additional cost), 7 - 14 or 21 nights accommodation double occupancy in mostly air-conditioned rooms with private bath, breakfast and dinner daily, workshop registration, coordination of visits and exchanges, translators, local facilitators, transportation by modern airconditioned bus, Cuban visa, processing of U.S. Travel License application on request.

TRAVEL DATES:
See listing at the top of this page.
Those with time or date constraints may also join workshops during the second week (excluding June 22 to July 05 session). This option must be requested at time of registration.

FOR CURRICULUM INQUIRES:
DANCE, E-mail: lepore@u.washington.edu
MUSIC, E-mail: moraf@pilot.msu.edu

FOR REGISTRATION and MORE INFORMATION: Click Here
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